Arrival of Ono Eastwind

Military action

Ono and his soldiers enter Shudan from Mirin’s Pass and begin freeing settlements which remained under yokai control. The yokai soldiers still fighting farther west are quickly defeated, no longer able to sustain their campaign without supplies or reinforcements from the east. Ono is given the name Eastwind to symbolize his ride from the east to defeat the invaders. After attention turns away from defending Shudan, high ranking military and noble families begin to squabble about leadership of the country.